Saligao
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Saligão Sallganv / साळगांव |
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 Saligão
Saligão
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| Coordinates: 15°33′N 73°46′E / 15.55°N 73.77°ECoordinates: 15°33′N 73°46′E / 15.55°N 73.77°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Goa |
| District | North Goa |
| Elevation | 9 m (30 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 5,553 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Konkani |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Vehicle registration | GA |
| Website | goa |
Saligão ([saːɭɡãːw])(Marathi/Konkani- साळगाव) is a census town in North Goa district in the Indian state of Goa. It is surrounded by the villages of Porvorim, Parra, Guirim, Sangolda, Pilerne, Candolim, Calangute and Nagoa and is in Bardez Taluka of Goa. It is 10 km from Panjim the capital of Goa, 6 km from Mapusa the capital of Bardez Taluka, and 3 km from the Calangute beach.
Saligão is located at 15°33′N 73°46′E / 15.55°N 73.77°E. It has an average elevation of 9 metres (30 feet).
As of 2001[update] India census, Saligão had a population of 5553. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Saligão has an average literacy rate of 82%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 87%, and female literacy is 76%. In Saligão, 8% of the population is under 6 years of age.
In recent years, Saligão, which is just outside the North Goa beach-belt, has seen significant concerns over the large-scale sale of ground-water from a number of wells in the village, particularly at Donvaddo. There has also been concern raised by villagers over the dumping of garbage from the coastal belt on the hillock atop the village, partly on village lands and partly on land belonging to the Calangute comunidade but very close (and overlooking) the village. On December 12, 2002, a writ petition was filed over this issue in the Goa bench of the High Court of Bombay.
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